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In reply to the discussion: Adios Huffington Post [View all]Isoldeblue
(1,135 posts)this last August, after a daily habit of posting there for over six years. It was hard to do. But I was so fed up with the over-the-top, partisan moderation of what posts hit or didn't. When posts that only said F&F wouldn't hit, plus those that I spent a lot of time carefully writing w/links were running about 50-50, I'd had it. It was so annoying to spend time writing, avoiding any reason for HP to flag it, about something I was passionate about, but would never see the light of day. I'd try to rewrite it, hoping for it to hit, but more often than not, it wouldn't.
There was no rhyme or reason to their policies. On top that, I grew to dislike Arianna. Some of her editorials were full of untrue facts, which of course one never got the chance to disprove them or be the least bit critical of.
Coming here was the best move to be able to freely write what I felt. It helped greatly with the withdrawal pains....
So now joining in w/ FB, is so out of line! I guess you could do what I did, which is use a false handle/name, known by who I want to know it's me. Before, using my real name, I got some unpleasant blasts from the past, so I unsubscribed for safety sake.
I'm a semi-invalid, so these social sites mean a great deal to me. I'd go bonkers without them, being a very social type person.